It has long been a truism that prior to George W. Bush, politics stopped at the water's edge--that is, that partisanship had no place in national security. In Arsenal of Democracy, historian Julian E. Zelizer shows this to be demonstrably false: partisan fighting has always shap…
It has long been a truism that prior to George W. Bush, politics stopped at the water's edge--that is, that partisanship had no place in national security. In Arsenal of Democracy, historian Julian E. Zelizer shows this to be demonstrably false: partisan fighting has always shap…
"John F. Kennedy owed his victorious bid for the presidency - as well as his success in implementing new military and economic policies while in office - largely to his ability to exploit fears of an alleged Soviet strategic superiority, famously known as the "missile gap." Capi…
"John F. Kennedy owed his victorious bid for the presidency - as well as his success in implementing new military and economic policies while in office - largely to his ability to exploit fears of an alleged Soviet strategic superiority, famously known as the "missile gap." Capi…
"In his new book, David Reynolds argues that the period from 1938 to 1941 was a turning point in modern American history. Drawing upon his own research and the latest scholarship, Mr. Reynolds shows how Franklin Roosevelt led Americans into a new global perspective on foreign po…
"In his new book, David Reynolds argues that the period from 1938 to 1941 was a turning point in modern American history. Drawing upon his own research and the latest scholarship, Mr. Reynolds shows how Franklin Roosevelt led Americans into a new global perspective on foreign po…
The true story of how the National Security Council was transformed from a small advisory board under Truman, virtually to supplant the State Department under Nixon, and then to conduct covert, illegal operations under Ronald Reagan.
